Discipleship Commandments and Practices for Short-Term Growth
Discover the essential commands and practices for short-term discipleship growth, including repentance, baptism, member care, loving accountability, worship, and more. Engage in immediate discipleship tools and learn how to prioritize the Kingdom in your life and church.
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3/3RDS DISCIPLESHIP PROCESS Split time equally between thirds SHORT-TERM DISCIPLESHIP COMMANDS 1. Repent, Be Baptized + Receive the Holy Spirit VISION CAST SCRIPTURE PRACTICE 1. Member Care Ask everyone to share one high and low. 2. Loving Accountability Ask everyone how their following and fishing obedience went from last week. 3. Worship and Prayer Worship Jesus through prayer, psalms, singing, and/or taking the Lord s Supper. 4. Vision Cast Read Mt. 28:18-20. Ask the disciples if they are willing to do those things. Explain how we make disciples and teach to obey in churches. Make Disciples Mt. 28:18-20 A. Testimony* and Oikos* Acts 2:36-41 1/3 LOOK BACK 2. Follow Jesus, Fish for People Make Disciples Mt. 28:18-20 Mk. 1:14-20 B. Two Kingdoms* Make Disciples Mt. 28:18-20 C. Say. Obey. Share* 3. Abide in Jesus Jn. 15:1-11 Make Disciples Mt. 28:18-20 4. Gather as a Church Heb. 10:24-25 D. Church Circle 5. Seek First the Kingdom Make Disciples Mt. 28:18-20 E. Kingdom Priorities Mt. 6:25-34 Make Disciples Mt. 28:18-20 Mt. 22:37-40 Jn. 14:15-21 F. Obey Survey + Vision Cast 6. Love God and Obey 2/3 LOOK UP *Immediate Discipleship Tools to teach new disciples within one week 5. New Scripture Use the Sword method on the scripture passage. Sin? Example? Command? Promise? 3/3 LOOK AHEAD 6. Practice Use the tools provided. 7. Obedience to Holy Spirit Ask the Holy Spirit what He wants you to do based on the scriptures. Following: Fishing: For videos and more resources go to noplaceleftarmy.net
TOOLS TO PRACTICE IMMEDIATE DISCIPLESHIP* 1) Find at least 10 of elements of healthy church elements in Acts 2:36-47: D. CHURCH CIRCLE A. TESTIMONY 1 7 4 4 Evangelism (v41, 47) Leaders (v42-43) Baptism (v41) Teaching (v42) Fellowship (v42) Prayer (v42) Miracles (v43) Giving (v45) Praising God (v47) Lord s Supper (v46) After trusting Jesus as my King I feel: _________________ There was a time in my life when I felt: ________________ Have you ever trusted Jesus to be your King? Name, Leader, Date 2) Record the # of people in your church, # of disciples of Jesus, # baptized, # your church has baptized. 3) Draw elements your church has done inside a dotted circle. 4) Ask everyone if they want to identify as church. If so, close the circle. 5) Name the church, writethe leader s name, and date it started. A. OIKOS Who do you know that needs to hear the gospel now? Go share with them E. KINGDOM PRIORITIES 1. LIST where you spend time & money. This reveals priorities. 2. PRAY and ask Jesus if you are truly putting His Kingdom first. 3. SHARE with your church any areas that you need to change. 4.COMMIT to give time or resources as a church. Plan to take an offering next week & immediately give it away. B. TWO KINGDOMS F. OBEY SURVEY Give a Letter Grade. Together decide if you need to revisit any of the commands. 1. Corporate Evaluation 2. Personal Evaluation Command Example 1. Get Baptized 2. Follow and Fish 3. Abide in Jesus 4. Gather as Church 5. Kingdom First Be baptized personally Baptize new believers immediately Share the Gospel via 2- Kingdoms Train Others to Share Read ~20 chapters per week Record SOS Meet regularly as a church Add missing elements to be healthier Re-prioritize time and money Giving as a church Which King are you serving? C. SAY. OBEY. SHARE. (S.O.S.) Read Matthew 6:9-15, then ask God S: What are You saying to me in this passage? O: How do You want me to obey this? S: Who do You want me to share this with?
